EverQuote (EVER) Competitors

Clear Secure (NYSE:YOU) and EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the media favor YOU or EVER?

In the previous week, Clear Secure and Clear Secure both had 7 articles in the media. Clear Secure's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat EverQuote's score of 1.23 indicating that Clear Secure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Clear Secure	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EverQuote	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, YOU or EVER?

Clear Secure has higher revenue and earnings than EverQuote. Clear Secure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EverQuote, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clear Secure	$802.81M	4.15	$28.11M	$1.60	15.64
EverQuote	$575.76M	1.60	-$51.29M	$1.02	25.34

Is YOU or EVER more profitable?

Clear Secure has a net margin of 10.93% compared to EverQuote's net margin of 3.31%. Clear Secure's return on equity of 48.28% beat EverQuote's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clear Secure	10.93%	48.28%	12.96%
EverQuote	3.31%	13.94%	9.24%

Which has more risk and volatility, YOU or EVER?

Clear Secure has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EverQuote has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of YOU or EVER?

73.8% of Clear Secure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of EverQuote shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.7% of Clear Secure shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of EverQuote shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is YOU or EVER a better dividend stock?

Clear Secure pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. EverQuote pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Clear Secure pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EverQuote pays out 23.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Clear Secure has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Clear Secure is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in YOU or EVER?

EverQuote received 7 more outperform votes than Clear Secure when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.32% of users gave EverQuote an outperform vote while only 67.61% of users gave Clear Secure an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Clear Secure	Outperform Votes 48 67.61%	Underperform Votes 23 32.39%
EverQuote	Outperform Votes 55 74.32%	Underperform Votes 19 25.68%

Do analysts rate YOU or EVER?

Clear Secure presently has a consensus target price of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.90%. EverQuote has a consensus target price of $32.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.73%. Given Clear Secure's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Clear Secure is more favorable than EverQuote.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clear Secure	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
EverQuote	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Summary

Clear Secure beats EverQuote on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.